Germany, Here We Come!

Well, not at this exact moment but very soon.
One thing about the military is that there is never a set plan. You have to be flexible because things can change at the drop of a ACU/ABU hat.

This has never rang more true until about two weeks ago. Will's recruiting orders fell through and he decided to call Branch to see if there were any bases open right now. They told him that we had a choice between Alaska, Korea or Germany. Of course we picked Germany. We are excited. I, however, am completely freaking out. This will be our first move as a family and to make it more nervewrecking, it's overseas. There are so many details that we need to work out such as only being allowed to ship two dogs (we have three), only one vehicle shipped at the government's expense (we just bought a second car), etc.

This will be a crazy experience for us but every single person that I have talked to who has been stationed in Germany loved it. I really think this will give our family a much needed break, a change to spend time together and an opportunity to see lots of places in Europe.

Of course this move will bring about many changes in our lives (like a temporary end to my National Guard career) but we are accepting it with open arms and realizing how lucky and blessed we are. I'll keep you guys updated on our planning and moving over the next few months!

Sorry for the Lack of Posts!

Liam and I just returned from a six day stretch out of town (Thursday-Tuesday) while I was working at my National Guard base. This was a week of many first for us. It was our first time away from home, our first time in a hotel room, Liam's first time in daycare. Just thinking about this past week makes me tired.

Liam actually went to two different daycare. He was with Casi (with Alexis and Alanna) Thursday, Friday, Monday and Tuesday. On Saturday and Sunday, he was with Jayme (with Gavin and Austin). He did fairly well except for on Friday. He was really fussy and had been crying for the past 45 minutes when I picked him up. Luckily for me, I think he just missed his mommy since he was fine once we got home.

I had quite a bit of milk stockpiled and pumped at work as well so I thought we would be fine for this six day stretch. Well, Liam ran out of milk on Friday and I forgot the milk I had pumped at work so I made the decision to give him formula for the rest his time at daycare (we still breastfed when we were together). It was hard for me but I knew it would only be for a few days. He did well with the formula and actually had more bowel movements during the time he was on the formula. That definitely worried me a little and made me wonder if he was having tummy aches.

All in all, our trip was a success. We have another four day stay in July and 14 days in August so I plan to start pumping during the day to build up my supply again. Liam should be eating solids during that time (which I'll talk about later) so that should help as well. Until then, we'll be enjoying our Mommy/Liam time!

Returning to Work (boo!)

I don't know how I forgot to mention returning to my National Guard base this past weekend. After three months off, I returned to work on March 5th. For days beforehand, I was dreading leaving because I hate crying (even the thought of crying upsets me and therefore, makes me want to cry). Since my base is over an hour away and work starts at 0700, I had to leave the house around 0530. I usually stay the weekend but the base daycare was full so my mom watched Liam and I came home Saturday after work.
Come to find out, all my worrying was for nothing. The day flew by since I had three months of classes to catch up on. I was busy all day doing physicals, online classes, an interview for another job, etc. Now don't get me wrong, I definitely missed Liam but I got to talk to all the other parents in my shop about our kids so it was fun. It also helped that my boss put the birth announcement I sent on the fridge :)
Hopefully I'll be able to stay the night with Liam next month instead of driving home but either way, I'm sure I'll miss being with him. Next month will also be the first time I will be away overnight since I have a conference two hours away. I know that Liam will be in good hands as long as I start pumping to make sure that he won't starve.
Uh, oh. Someone's waking up from their nap. Goodbye for now!

<3 Jaye